"Master, what is the True Explanation of Dominance?" a Daoist disciple standing guard beside True Man Tian Bao asked.
True Man Tian Bao's eyes burned with fervor, and his expression was feverish, as though he had fallen into memories from ages past.
"More than three thousand years ago, the prodigious youth Xi Men Xiao Yu of the Sword God Family fought the Blade King Li Lan Gou to the death on Deification Mountain. It was said that Xi Men Xiao Yu struck only once in that battle, and Li Lan Gou likewise drew his blade only once. Then that blade and that sword entered a state of deadly struggle and remained atop Deification Mountain."
"After exchanging their single moves, Xi Men Xiao Yu and Li Lan Gou each descended the mountain as though nothing had happened. A busybody asked who had won that battle. Xi Men Xiao Yu said nothing. Li Lan Gou had probably drunk too much, for he laughed and replied, 'In three months, the victor and loser will be decided.'"
"Sure enough, three months later, Xi Men Xiao Yu was practicing his sword in the courtyard when blood suddenly sprayed from his chest, and the arm holding his sword inexplicably fell away."
"The servants and Sword Attendants were terrified, completely unaware of what had happened. Xi Men Xiao Yu, however, went deathly pale and murmured, 'I lost. In the end, I still lost beneath the Blade King's blade.' Only then did everyone understand what had happened."
The disciple was aghast. "Why did it take three months for the result of a strike from three months ago to be decided?"
"Because Xi Men Xiao Yu and that generation's Blade King, Li Lan Gou, had each grasped the true essence of the blade and sword. The strike of the